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Royal Bank of Canada (largest bank in Canada) Analyst - 1 year contract in operations division

2) GMAT Score• 730 –only attempt

3) College info: • University of Toronto, Canada• Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Finance• 2.1 GPA – cookie cutter story: parents divorced, moved out with my brother midway through freshman year, divorce devastated myself and my brother more than most kids and is the reason for my poor results throughout undergrad – biggest concern is that I don’t know if this legit enough in the eyes of adcomms.

6) Target ProgramsLooking for best program I can get into in the US, otherwise best international school so that I can stay in Canada or go to EuropeMost preferred: Booth, Columbia, KelloggPreferred: Stern, Haas, Darden, Ross, London Business SchoolLeast Preferred: Queen’s (Canada), Schulich (Canada), Ivey (Canada)

7) Your post-MBA goalPE/VC, IBanking in Energy/Mining - on the East/North East Coast in the US, or Chicago area.

Royal Bank of Canada (largest bank in Canada) Analyst - 1 year contract in operations division

2) GMAT Score• 730 –only attempt

3) College info: • University of Toronto, Canada• Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Finance• 2.1 GPA – cookie cutter story: parents divorced, moved out with my brother midway through freshman year, divorce devastated myself and my brother more than most kids and is the reason for my poor results throughout undergrad – biggest concern is that I don’t know if this legit enough in the eyes of adcomms.

6) Target ProgramsLooking for best program I can get into in the US, otherwise best international school so that I can stay in Canada or go to EuropeMost preferred: Booth, Columbia, KelloggPreferred: Stern, Haas, Darden, Ross, London Business SchoolLeast Preferred: Queen’s (Canada), Schulich (Canada), Ivey (Canada)

7) Your post-MBA goalPE/VC, IBanking in Energy/Mining - on the East/North East Coast in the US, or Chicago area.

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Yes, your biggest weakness is the GPA. It's not that the divorce and subsequent personal turmoil isn't legitimate; it's that it isn't relevant to the decision that the admissions committees need to make. They need to admit students who will attend class, contribute, and learn, yet they have no evidence to prove that you have these capabilities. To prove that you do, I suggest you build an alternate transcript by enrolling in a few business and statistics courses this year. Yes, your GMAT is good, but it is not enough to prove that you are a good student: you may be a smart slacker, and that's a risk that no MBA program wants to take. _________________

you may be a smart slacker, and that's a risk that no MBA program wants to take.

Seriously? I find it hard to believe AdComs would class anyone with all the CFA levels passed as "slacker". Don't know about you, Startup, but I spent 350+ hours studying for each of those exams. Far more effort than anything in undergrad.

you may be a smart slacker, and that's a risk that no MBA program wants to take.

Seriously? I find it hard to believe AdComs would class anyone with all the CFA levels passed as "slacker". Don't know about you, Startup, but I spent 350+ hours studying for each of those exams. Far more effort than anything in undergrad.

Thanks for pointing that out: you're right that the CFA exams are a good "alternate transcript" that testify to Startup's academic abilities. _________________